Start An Ssl-Enabled Server Automatically; Requesting And Installing A Verisign Certificate; Requesting A Verisign Certificate - Netscape ENTREPRISE SERVER 6.1 - 08-2002 ADMINISTRATOR Administrator's Manual

Start an SSL-enabled Server Automatically

If security risks are not a concern for you, follow these steps to start your
SSL-enabled server automatically:
Make sure SSL is on. See "Turning Security On," on page 109.
1.
Create a new
2.
instance.
Stop and restart your server for the new setting to take effect.
3.
You will always be prompted to supply a password when starting the web server,
even after the

Requesting and Installing a VeriSign Certificate

VeriSign® is Enterprise Server's preferred certificate authority. VeriSign's VICE
protocol simplifies the certificate request process. VeriSign has the advantage of
being able to return their certificate directly to your server.

Requesting a VeriSign Certificate

To request a VeriSign Certificate, perform the following steps:
Access either the Enterprise Server Administration Server or the Server
1.
Manager and choose the Security tab.
For the Server Manager you must first select the server instance from the
drop-down list.
Click the Request VeriSign Certificate link.
2.
Review the steps required.
3.
Click Get Certificate.
4.
password.conf
If you are using the internal PKCS#11 software encryption module that
comes with the server, enter the following information:
internal:your_password
If you are using a different PKCS#11 module (for hardware encryption or
hardware accelerators), specify the name of the PKCS#11 module, followed
with the password. For example:
nFast:your_password
password.conf
Requesting and Installing a VeriSign Certificate
file in the
config
file has been created.
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